Definition of "workable" []

• Capable of being worked, dealt with, or handled. (adjective)
• Capable of being put into effective operation; practicable or feasible. See Synonyms at possible. (adjective)

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• "Mr Bartlett says he will announce what he describes as a workable arrangement for his minority Labor Government in the next 12 to 24 hours."
• "Trying to use the law to make a failed model workable is a waste of time, even if UK politicians such as Mandelson are apparently corrupt enough to do their bidding, what they're asking for won't actually work."
• "Making the situation workable is two-fold: It's helpful if the blind person tells the 911 dispatcher that a guide dog will be in the home, and if the dispatcher tells the blind person the name of the police officer who will be responding to the call."